Trackage rights have always been used west of Porter on the former New York Central line, as far as Pine Jct. Until 1971, Pere Marquette and C&O passenger trains used the former Baltimore & Ohio route northwest of Pine Jct., serving Grand Central Station until 1969 and Northwestern Station from 1969 until 1971. A route considerably more circuitous than Amtrak's present NS routing.

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PERSONAL NOTE: - In the mid 1970's, when I first learned that the passing siding near Fennville was identified as "Wells", I was intrigued. Because my great grandfather had the last name Wells, and for many years he was the operator/agent at the station in Fennville. I wrote to the Chesapeake & Ohio headquarters about it, and I received the following response.